Tyreke Evans isn't just the Kings starting point guard. Nowadays he can add political bridge builder to his title.
Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson and politicians from the left and right came together to endorse Evans for 2009-10 NBA Rookie of the Year this morning at City Hall.
In front of a large banner with Evans' silhouette, local politicians spoke about the need to support the Kings and Evans' push to win the award.
The March 10 game at Arco Arena against the Toronto Raptors has been deemed "Rally for RekeROY Night."
RekeROY is the trending topic for Evans among Kings fans and the phrase on Evans' trainer Lamont Peterson's T-shirt at Kings home games.
The first 10,000 fans at the Raptors game will receive Rally for RekeROY T-shirts and the first 5,000 will receive Evans' "Face on a Stick."
There are also plans to introduce the R-O-Y chant that night. But I suspect fans might start doing that Sunday against Oklahoma City.
--Jason Jones
